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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Upcoming Movie Roundup - June

Last month, Captain America: Civil War hit and I saw it opening night... and was one of very few people who didn't absolutely adore it. In fact it left a very bad first impression on me -- which has toned down a little since and I'm looking forward to hopefully being able to ignore those things and focus solely on what I liked the second time round. But that opportunity has yet to come. Much like the opportunity to see Love and Friendship and X-Men: Apocalypse, both of which I still want to see, in spite of middling reviews for the latter. Unfortunately, extra time for theater trips is not readily available to me currently.

The month of June is looking very fine with three or four releases that if I don't get to the theater to see will still be watching at some point all the same. What movies look good to you this month?


Me Before You
Jun 3rd; PG-13
This romance's large British cast led me to read the book, and for the first time in my life reading a book before the movie came out didn't make me more interested in seeing the movie. I didn't love the story, and though it was well-written, sometimes funny, and very memorable, I don't care to see the story play out on the screen. However, I am still slightly interested, because the cast still is what it is. Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke in the lead, with supporting favorites like Jenna Coleman, Charles Dance, Janet McTeer, and Brendan Coyle. (I am disappointed that the actor playing Nathan is from Australia, not New Zealand though.) And there is an element of plain and simple curiosity to know how well it was adapted. So I may watch it someday, but not anytime soon.




Now You See Me 2
Jun 10th; PG-13
Haha! "We thought" (and hoped) "they were gone forever, but now they're back!" Minus Isla Fischer, but hey, that actually a good thing. If it weren't for me having sat though the original movie I wouldn't even be mentioning this one. I'm really surprised it even exists. Plenty of people may have enjoyed Now You See Me more than I did, but did anyone really enjoy it enough to warrant a sequel? This one certainly doesn't look one bit better then the first, in spite of having "cooler" tricks. It's all just movie magic anyway, so really, what's the point?




Warcraft
Jun 10th; PG-13
I'm not a gamer and have never played any Warcraft games. My brother tried to make me play Hearthstone once, but I was confused and bored within seconds. But, I want to see this move. No, it doesn't look like a great movie, but something about the over-the-top Lord of the Rings impression it evokes really really appeals to me. I like that motion-capture was used for the Orcs, and the CGI looks like real effort was put into it, which is a good sign. And I like the cast. Video game movies have never been good before, but with a movie like this it doesn't necessarily have to be good to be enjoyable. Early reviews are not boding well for the film's quality, but for the enjoyment part, I'm pretty determined to see for myself.




Finding Dory
Jun 17th; PG
For these upcoming movie posts, I make a list of all the movie I might want to talk about and then go watch the trailers. I got to this one and said a sarcastic and disappointed "Oh, great." Which says a lot about what I think about this movie already. I still haven't watched it. I don't want to. I don't want this movie to exist and add on to one of my childhood favorites -- even it if it turns out decently -- which I kinda doubt it will. Okay watching it now.... ..... ....Help me. Well... there was one good joke. Maybe I watched the wrong trailer, but I sure as heck aint gonna risk watching another. I'm done. Nope nope nope nope nope.




Independence Day: Resurgence
Jun 24th; No Rating yet
Man, this trailer gets me with the nostalgia every time during the speech from the first movie. This could very easily not be a worthy successor to the original, but for me the original wasn't too great for it to not be worth a good shot. Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman are back and Liam Hemsworth has been added, and there's nothing particular in the trailer that makes me thin it'll be really good, but there's nothing that makes think it'll be bad either. It's a good trailer that doesn't give away a whole lot and doesn't have to since everyone can figure out what it'll be about pretty much on their own. And I'm definitely interested to see this movie.




Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Jun 24th; PG-13
Now, this. This is my movie. This is my pick for June. If I could only watch one movie in the whole month it would be this one. If I could talk about only one film in this post it would be this one. I could tell you about how it's set in New Zealand; how the trailer makes it feel like a Wes Anderson comedy; how it has raving reviews and a perfect score on RT; or more personally, how it reminds me of another summer flick from three years ago that inspired this whole post series in the first place -- The Way, Way Back. But never mind all that. Just watch this trailer and see for yourself.




Have a lovely June everyone!

15 comments:

  1. Great post - they really need to stop making sequels! I do want to see Now You See Me 2 though, just for Daniel Radcliffe :)

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    1. Thanks! I know, there's way too many. I didn't like the first one enough to bother, but I hope you enjoy -- even if only because he's in it! ;D

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  2. I really have no idea why X-Men got such bad reviews. Personally, I adored it. My best friend and I actually thought it was one of the best super hero movies out there. Im seeing it a second time this week. its so worth seeing. I cant wait to hear your thoughts :)

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    1. I feel (and hope) that I'll like it. I've been very contrary with superhero movies lately, and it seems like X-Men is something I'll be able to just enjoy. And your recommendation definitely backs that up! :D

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  3. I didn't know The Way Way Back is what started you on doing monthly posts! (Now I like that movie for another reason.) Hunt for the Wilderpeople looks really cool. I want to see that one too now.

    I totally forgot the trailer for Dory and remembering it I'm not sure I want to see it anymore. I don't know about you but that final joke about the octopus pressing the blender button just isn't my thing. euk. I think I'd rather just watch Finding Nemo which I've never actually seen completely.

    Nice monthly as usual. :)

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    1. Haha, yep! If I remember correctly, I'd been considering starting a monthly post for a while, and when I saw The Way, Way Back trailer I just had to do it right then! :D I does. It looks so neat and funny!

      I know -- I guess there's a lot of draw because it's a sequel to an amazing (Pixar!) movie, but objectively it really doesn't look good to me. You should definitely do that! It's wonderful! :D

      Thanks!

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  4. Nice list of trailers! I really liked Me Before You but after spending some time away from it, there were a lot of glaring issues I sorta overlooked. The movie is still one of my must-sees for the summer, but mostly for the cast...

    Finding Nemo was wonderful on its own but the sequel feels really late to be made/released. My excitement is just not there for that, or Now You See Me 2. The first one was not really that memorable to me either. I can't help but feel excited for Resurgence though! The first one is over-the-top and cheesy, but that's one of the main reasons why I love it. The more trailers I see of Resurgence, the more the plot looks sillier but heck if I'm not going to see it! lol

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    1. Thank you! Yeah, glaring issues is the prefect way to put it. I saw on Twitter that you saw it -- I'll look forward you reading your thoughts on it!

      Yeah, I little bit like they ran out of ideas and decided to pull from their previous successes. I really don't think it was a good idea to make that or NYSM2. And who knows, Resurgence might be bad, but I'm pretty excited for it too! As long as it's entertaining I'm in, and it certainly looks that!

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  5. Looking forward to seeing 'X-Men' as well as the new Austen, and of course, I'll see Now You See Me 2 because it's a fun "popcorn flick." I'll also rent Me Before You even though I'm pretty sure it won't become a favorite (but as you say, that cast). :)

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    1. Yes, still waiting to be able to see Love and Friendship! Resurgence is my "popcorn flick" I think, but I hope you enjoy NYSM2! I'm not sure what I'm going to do about Me Before You, but yes, that cast is very tempting. :)

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  6. Not really caring about any of these films right now, although I'll likely watch Finding Dory and I'm going to see Independence Day with a friend (not very hopeful there, but Jeff Goldblum makes most things better). We'll see. I don't know, it's just that every movie release this season after my love affair with Captain America: Civil War seems like it will be inferior. So sad. Through the Looking Glass was pretty cool, but the critics and fans are slamming it. Not so surprising, I guess.

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    1. Yeah, I totally understand that -- a great movie kinda ruining a bunch of alright movies you see after it. I'm still feeling the effects of that from 10 Cloverfield Lane, which I saw in March! I hope you'll be able to enjoy them though! Jeff Goldblum does help a lot! :D That's too bad for Alice. I barely even noticed it's existence....

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  7. I liked Civil War an astounding amount of moreness the second time around. The first time, it was too emotionally stressful, but the second, I was quite happy with it.

    And I liked X-Men: Apocalypse really well and would like to see it again in the theater if I can manage it.

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    1. That's really good to hear, Hamlette! I think I'm almost ready for round two. ;) Will you being reviewing it?

      That's good too! I've heard a variety of opinions on it, but I do still want to see it. :)

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    2. I'm hoping to see it again yet, and then review it, now that I know that I do like it :-)

      X:A did have issues, like the fact that it took about 40 minutes to actually get started, but overall it was a fun ride.

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